STARKVILLE – Before Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen met his wife, he met John Hevesy and Billy Gonzales.

The trio began working together at Bowling Green in 2001. Mullen coached the quarterbacks. Hevesy worked with the tight ends and offensive tackles. Gonzales dealt with wide receivers.

They’re still together 14 years later. This time at Mississippi State.

Mullen and Hevesy coached with each other all 14 years. Gonzales worked with Mullen for a decade. The main difference now is that they will all be calling plays, as Hevesy and Gonzales were named co-offensive coordinators.

But Mullen has the final say.

“You look back at the transition and the growth, and what we’ve done as a staff and there are no egos on our offensive staff,” Gonzales said.

Gonzales and Hevesy replace former offensive coordinator Les Koenning, who is now the receivers coach at Texas. Gonzales’ focus will be on the passing game, while Hevesy focuses on the run game, something he’s done since 2009.

Promoting from within allowed MSU to hire quarterback coach Brian Johnson, who is not new to the coaching trio. Mullen recruited Johnson to Utah, where Gonzales and Hevesy also coached.

But even with the change of titles, don’t expect much to change offensively.

“Coach Mullen, in my opinion, is one of the best play callers around,” Gonzales said. “If it’s not broke, don't fix it.”